Call for Applications
Application deadline: 1 December 2026, 23:59 CET
Joint Scholarship Programme of the South Asia Institute (SAI), Heidelberg University and the Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies Delhi (MWF Delhi) for Young Scholars from South Asia
Eligibility to apply
We particularly encourage young scholars in the early stages of their career (3-5 years after their doctorate) to apply. Doctoral students are not eligible to apply (doctoral certificate at hand mandatory).
The Scholarship
The South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University (SAI) in cooperation with the Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies Delhi (MWF Delhi) calls for applications for a (up to) three-month fellowship to be spent at the South Asia Institute in summer 2027.
The fellowship is for young researchers from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh who wish to establish and develop a research collaboration with the SAI.
Of particular interest are applications from the fields of ethnology, history, political science, economics, geography, modern languages and literatures of South Asia as well as cultural and religious history of South Asia (Classical Indology).
The fellowship is scheduled to begin between April and June 2027 and runs for three months, the place of residence is Heidelberg.
During the stay, a project previously defined in the application is to be taken up and developed into a third-party funding application. The application can be aimed at acquiring research funding as well as exchange or event programs.
Fellows are expected to actively participate in scientific events at the SAI during their stay.
The fellowship includes reimbursement of international travel expenses of up to EUR 1,500, payment of rental costs and a monthly scholarship instalment of EUR 1,200